By Cmdr. Tadd Gorman Commanding Officer, USS Ross (DDG 71) Being the son of a Navy Sailor, I learned early in life that a ship is only fully operational when her Sailors are sharp and ready. The crew of USS Ross (DDG 71) has been putting in long hours …
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Right now your Navy is 100 percent on watch around the globe helping to preserve the American way of life. Whether it be operating and training in the waters off the coast of California or forward deployed to the North Arabian Sea, the flexibility and presence provided by our U.S. …
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Deploying for the first time, guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) departed Feb. 11 for the U.S. 6th Fleet Area of Responsibility to participate in Ballistic Missile Defense escort operations. By Cmdr. David Dry Commanding officer of USS Gravely (DDG 107) Departing on USS Gravely’s maiden deployment during African-American History Month is apropos considering the …
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This photo is pretty impressive, but the story behind it is even more impressive. It shows the test of the Navy’s Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System, the sea-based component of the Missile Defense Agency’s Ballistic Missile Defense System. So what happened during this joint MDA and Navy test? At …
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The guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) returned to Naval Station Norfolk Saturday, marking the successful conclusion of her maiden Ballistic Missile Defense deployment to the Mediterranean Sea. Her commanding officer, Cmdr. Peter K. Nilsen, reflects on the deployment. Our chief of Naval Operation’s tenets are Warfighting First, Operate Forward …
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